Stuart Law satisfactory with IPL delay

Sri Lanka's provisional coach Stuart Law is not troubled about players arriving late for the tour of England due to their participation in the continuing IPL. After discussions between the Sri Lankan Board (SLC) and the BCCI, the seven members of Sri Lanka's Test squad were allowable to play in the enduring IPL, so they will make themselves obtainable only for the second warm-up match of the tour of England on May 19-22 against England Lions at...

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Fleming amazed by Chennai's game

Chennai Super Kings' coach Stephen Fleming on Tuesday said that he was astonished to see his team amongst the top four in the Indian Premier League standings. "The team that wins on Wednesday will get the top four, or top-five spot. It's extraordinary for us; usually scrap around in the middle period. We'll be difficult to get a game here and there. But this position can adjust very quickly; we've got to uphold the standard," Fleming said on the...

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Kolkata Knight Riders Beaten Deccan Charges by 20 Runs

Kolkata Knight Riders 169 for 4 (Yusuf 47*, Gambhir 35, Tiwary 33) beat Deccan Chargers 149 for 6 (Dhawan 54, Bhatia 2-26) Deccan Chargers drop too many catches in the first half of the game to permit Kolkata Knight Riders to speed along to 169, and then drop strength frighteningly in the chase to give way to their sixth beat in nine games. Yusuf Pathan was the main recipient of Deccan's fielding largesse, existing three clangers to hit his way...

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